Today, July 17, is Isaac Watts birthday. He was born in 1674, making him 336 years old. Check out more about him here. Watts wrote a number of hymns we still sing today, and put every Psalm to music for the church to sing. Some of his more well-known hymns include “When I Survey the…
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Happy Father’s Day, Dad
Thank you, Dad, for being the best father I could have had. Thank you for modeling our Father in heaven, and showing me how to live a Godly life. Thank you for showing me that the things of the Lord are those things that deserve first place, and by doing that everything else falls into…
Complaints? I’ve had a few, but then again, too few to mention.
…especially in light of this video. Patrick Henry Hughes “God made me blind and unable to walk. Big deal.”
Another saint gone home
I learned early this morning that the mother of one of our friends, who is a missionary to Spain and associated with the Spanish Bible Institute, went home this week. She was 94, and had been a missionary herself for most of her life, planting churches and working for her Lord in Puerto Rico. Please…
Poor sinner, dejected with fear
POOR sinner, dejected with fear, Unbosom thy mind to the Lamb; No wrath on his brow he does wear, Nor will he poor mourners condemn; His arm of omnipotent grace Is able and willing to save; A sweet and a permanent peace He’ll freely and faithfully give. Come just as thou art, with thy woe,…
March Madness Revisited
Well, with the loss today by Michigan State, all three of my NCAA projections are officially closed. I have no one left. As the saying goes, another one bites the dust. Oh, well. If Izzo stays, they’ll be back next year.
Palm Sunday
Today we start the celebration of the most significant week in Christian history. On this Sunday in history, now commonly called Palm Sunday, many of the people of Israel hailed Jesus as the Messiah, the king of the Jews. It would set off the passion week, which will end in Christ’s betrayal, crucifixion and resurrection…
Make church boring?
Here’s an interesting blog on one of the trends in churches today. What do you think?
Bad Advertising
I got a package Monday. It was something I ordered for work. It is address correction software to be loaded onto one of our servers and will be accessed by all our business systems. The problem? It was addressed incorrectly. This company, selling me a solution for thousands of dollars which will correct all our…